Hey guys I'm thinking about getting HID conversion kits for my truck and I wanted to ask your opinions on them. Im thinking about getting either 6000k or 8000k for my headlights. I'm not quite sure what the difference is and was just wondering what you guys thought. I am also wondering if I should match my fog lights to my headlights or if I should get some 3000k for my fog lights. Im new to these conversion kits and just need some advice from people who have seem them first hand. Thanks a lot!

Hey guys I'm thinking about getting HID conversion kits for my truck and I wanted to ask your opinions on them. Im thinking about getting either 6000k or 8000k for my headlights. I'm not quite sure what the difference is and was just wondering what you guys thought. I am also wondering if I should match my fog lights to my headlights or if I should get some 3000k for my fog lights. Im new to these conversion kits and just need some advice from people who have seem them first hand. Thanks a lot!

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no, u shouldnt match ur fogs with ANY HID drop in kits......They have zero h10 or h11 HID bulbs with glare shields, and u will end up blinding others....been there with 2 kits b4 I knew better.

headlights (ours) are not designed for HIDs and will create a lot of glare/scatter because HID works on an arc, not a filament.

if u want HID without blinding others, check out theretrofitsource.com and buy some real projectors (also, those ebay/spyder projectors suck).

u can then retrofit ur lights to be HID projectors and have the best lighting available.

as for color.........

they are based off of Kelvin.......... 4300K is white.

6000K+ are purely for asthetics and provide LESS light, and the blue is actually more irritation to the eye (everyones).

high end cars NEVER come from the factory with blue lights.....they are philips 4300K. the blue u see is only a cutoff line/colorband and is an artifact of the projector, NOT the bulbs.

look at a stage light, they use projection, and the corona is...............blue.

all these "HID like" halogens, "super blue", "cool blue", and the 6000K+ HIDS are marketing gimmicks.

halogen manufacturers are in it for profits........they are playing on the unknown....and most people do not know that oem HID projector setups are white light. The imposters selling blue lights know that people "see" what they think are blue headlights, when in fact its only "flickering blue" because of the above mentioned cutoff line/colorband.

Sorry I don't know anything about lights haha but do they make the retrofit lights for fog lights? or should i just leave them alone?

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thats why I was easy on ya and offered the reasoning..............sometimes ppl come in here and say "dont be a ricer" or "ur just gunna blind people, do us a favor and stay off the roads"....atleast I let ya know why its an issue, and u can google it if u want.

I think TRS (theretrofitsource.com) does have a new fog projector (I know they used to have the "blazer" lineup.

Looks and functionality are two different things here. If you want a nice blue or purple color then go over 6000k if you want. But I still recommend 4000k-5000k for the brightest output.

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8000K+ belong on show cars............its bad enough HIDs are illegal federally in our trucks, but atleast a proper retrofit with WHITE bulbs will get less attention from cops (thats just an easy ticket IF the officer wants to go there).

OP, thank you for taking our suggestions so well......Feel free to PM with any questions if I dont chime in here.